The Orioles will be without another former All-Star on Opening Day.
The club learned Monday that three-time Gold Glove shortstop J.J. Hardy is headed to the 15-day disabled list with a muscle strain in his left, nonthrowing shoulder.
Hardy will not be...

Manager Buck Showalter said the Orioles won't be putting the full-court pressure on Notre Dame hoops star Pat Connaughton to join the organization any time soon. But once he joins, the Orioles want the right-handed pitcher to focus on baseball....

Orioles outfielder David Lough is still dealing with injuries and likely will not be ready to begin the season, providing some clarity to the club’s final position player battles.
With a week remaining in spring training, Lough had been in the mix...

Orioles right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez faced the Toronto Blue Jays on the road Sunday for the second time this spring, and he might face them again in the first home series of the regular season.
Although Jimenez acknowledged he didn’t let the Blue...

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The Orioles play split squad games today at home against the Minnesota Twins and on the road at the Blue Jays.
Miguel Gonzalez will pitch at Ed Smith Stadium and Ubaldo Jimenez will face the Blue Jays in Dunedin, Fla.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter is waiting until after the two games today to make cuts. There are currently 40 players still in camp.
David Lough, who was scratched Tuesday with back spasms, was hoping to play Sunday, but the club is keeping him out one more day. Lough said...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter expects to make “five or more” cuts after the split-squad games on Sunday. Most will be position players; at least one will be a pitcher.
** Showalter said J.J. Hardy, who injured his left shoulder on Friday diving for a ball, seemed to be much better Sunday. Showalter said he would wait until the club gets results from Hardy’s MRA, scheduled for Monday, before deciding the next step.
“He was a lot better. I’m not going to say definitively...

The Orioles play split squad games today at home against the Minnesota Twins and on the road against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Miguel Gonzalez will pitch at Ed Smith Stadium and Ubaldo Jimenez will face the Blue Jays in Dunedin, Fla.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter is waiting until after the two games today to make cuts. There are 40 players still in camp.
David Lough, who was scratched Tuesday with back spasms, was hoping to play Sunday, but the club is keeping him out one more day. Lough said he...

The Orioles will give right-hander Kevin Gausman at least one more spring start, and he is expected to be stretched out Tuesday against Tampa Bay, but manager Buck Showalter said the team still is considering whether Gausman will open the season in the starting rotation, in the bullpen or starting at Norfolk.
“Whether he is short or long, he's going to have plenty of innings to do either one,” Showalter said. “I think he's going to be equipped to do either one coming out of the...

Heading into spring training, some uncertainty clouded the Orioles' rotation. The club had six starters for five spots, but one was expected to shake loose before Opening Day on April 6.
With eight days remaining before games count, the rotation is still in limbo. Orioles manager Buck Showalter knows what he wants to do, but he's not sharing it with the media or his players. Even he acknowledges that things could change between now and the season opener.
Although nothing is official, some...

TAMPA -- Shortstop J.J. Hardy will have an MRA performed on his left shoulder on Monday, manager Buck Showalter said before today’s game.
The Orioles expect to have a better grasp of the injury after that test, even know the Orioles know the MRA won’t be a clean one. Hardy missed most of the 2004 season in the minor leagues with Milwaukee with a left shoulder dislocation, multiple tears in his labrum and recovery from surgery to repair those injuries in May of that year.
Hardy injured...